Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
22
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Mazda Mx-5 Miata.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Mazda MX-5 Miata. The contact received notification of TSB: 3505H (Non-Methane Organic Gas (NMO… |
| 2018-01-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT DRIVER FROM HITTING HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL RESULTING IN SEVERE FACIAL LACE… |
| 2017-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE PO012 ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON . I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS 2001-2002 MAZDA MIATA MX-5 . I THINK M… |
| 2012-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES WHEN CAR ENGINE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND STALL OUT. NARROWLY MA… |
| 2011-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2001 MAZDA MIATA MX5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STRONG GAS ODOR IN CABIN OF CAR AFTER FILLING FUEL CAPACITY FULL *T… |
| 2008-09-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE COASTING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC AS IF OUT OF GAS, BUT TANK HAD OVER 1/4 IN IT. ENGINE WOULD COUGH A… |
| 2008-07-11 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 2001 MAZDA MIATA NEW, TRANSMISSION WAS HARD SHIFTING FROM DAY 1 TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES, FINALL… |
| 2008-04-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS WHEN CAR COMING TO A STOP. ENGINE WILL RESTART BRIEFLY, THEN STALL AGAIN. RUNS ONLY AFTER ALLOWED TO RE… |
| 2006-06-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE TOP LATCH HOLDING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILS PREMATURELY. IN FIVE YEARS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR FAILURES. WHEN TH… |
| 2006-04-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE LATCHES THAT HOLD THE CONVERTIBLE TOP LOCKED IN POSITION CAN BE DEFECTIVE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING THE LATCH … |
| 2005-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | MAZDA MIATA LS 2001 ON HUMID DAYS THE CAR WILL START AND THE ENGINE WILL IMMEDIATELY CUT OFF. AFTER CHECK UP FROM DE… |
| 2005-05-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR STALLS CONSISTENTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN NEUTRAL CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. ENGINE SPEED … |
| 2004-12-10 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SOFT TOP (CONVERTIBLE TOP) LATCH CAN SNAP OPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAN TEAR OFF THE TOP. FOR THE AFFECTED VEHICL… |
| 2004-06-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | 2001 MAZADA MIADA RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD WORE OUT IN 22,000. WIFE DOES NOT DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND MAZDA MIA… |
| 2002-06-22 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | POOR WEAR AND BLOW OUT CAUSING ACCIDENT WHERE CAR FLIPPED AND CONSEQUENTLY WAS TOTALLED. ONLY GOOD DRIVING SAVED THE P… |
| 2001-11-16 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA MIATA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND STALLS. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2001-11-08 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND IT ROLLED DOWN A HILL. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT EMERGENCY… |
| 2001-08-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES REAR WHEEL JUMPED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM |
| 1901-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | EMAIL FM CARLOS PIAD (FL) REQUEST NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE SOFT TOP LATCH FAILURES ON THE 2001 MAZDA MX-5/MIATA.*MR TH… |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ON SPEED 50MPH SUDDEN TURNS AND VEHICLE LOSES CONTROL. VEHICLE SYSTEMATICALLY JERKS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. CONTACTED MAZDA… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A DEVELOPING PROBLEM WITH HOT AIR INFILTRATING THE PASSENGER … |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR GET VERY HOT WHEN THE TOP IS UP AND THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN. IT IS HOT TO THE POINT OF CAUSING YOU… |